30.85.170 Monetary penalties for notice of violation

30.85.170 Monetary penalties for notice of violation.

(1) Table 30.85.170 shall be used to determine the monetary penalties assessed for each violation identified in the notice of violation:

Table 30.85.170 Monetary Penalties for Notices of Violation
Type of Violation	Non-commercial violations¹		Commercial violations
Day 1 to Day 20	$500	Day 1 to Day 14	$1,500
Day 21 to Day 40	Add $1,500 (=$2,000)	Day 15 to Day 29	Add $1,500 (=$3,000)
Day 41 to Day 60	Add $2,000 (=$4,000)	Day 30 to Day 44	Add $3,000 (=$6,000)
Day 61 to Day 80	Add $2,500 (=$6,500)	Day 45 to Day 59	Add $5,000 (=$11,000)
Day 81 to Day 100	Add $3,500 (=$10,000)	Day 60 to Day 74	Add $6,000 (=$17,000)
		Day 75	Add $8,000 (=$25,000)

1See SCC 30.85.135 definition.

(2) Monetary penalties for both noncommercial and commercial notice of violations shall be assessed and accrue from the compliance date in the notice of violation or its written extension.

(3) Monetary penalties for repeat violations shall be assessed and accrue from the date of issuance of the notice of violation.

(4) If a notice of violation is stayed pending an appeal, the monetary penalties will accrue as of the date of the decision of the hearing examiner (adjusted for the time stayed pending the appeal), or the compliance date of compliance if the date of compliance hasn’t passed prior to the decision of the hearing examiner.

(5) The total monetary penalties for noncommercial violations shall not exceed $10,000 per violation, except as provided for in subsection (7) of this section.

(6) The total monetary penalties for commercial violations shall not exceed $25,000 per each violation, except as provided for in subsections (7)(a) and (b) of this section.

(7) The following violations shall be subject to enhanced monetary penalties:

(a) Violations that occur in a critical area or a critical area buffer as defined in chapters 30.62A, 30.62B, 30.62C and 30.65 SCC shall be subject to triple monetary penalties; and

(b) Repeat violations in accordance with SCC 30.85.280 shall be subject to double monetary penalties. (Added by Amended Ord. 08-062, Oct. 1, 2008, Eff date Nov. 1, 2008; Amended by Amended Ord. 13-042, July 10, 2013, Eff date July 22, 2013).